PATV Believes in “Trust, But Verify”
- Only 2.5% to 20% of all cases of GID [Gender Dysphoria] in childhood and adolescence result in a persistent gender identity disorder. (Korte, A; Goecker, D et al, 2008). 80%+ of gender identity disorders resolve in individuals (ie, accepting their natal biological sex) after adolescence.
- According to APA’s DSM-5 (pg 454), once a person reaches adulthood, the prevalence (occurrence within the population under review) of gender dysphoria averages only 1 in 5,892 adults (4 Males for every 1 Female).
- Wikipedia lists only a total of 4 Transgender related suicides in the United States over the past 13 years (2009-2023). Every suicide is tragic, but 4 suicides, compared to the total of 57,876 (calculated estimate) for all 15-24 year-old suicides in the US during that same time period, is a very small percentage. (The current annual suicide rate for 15-24 year-olds is 10.6/100K – please see below).
- The historic annual Suicide rates among youth (15-24) from 1900 thru 1960 averaged 4.5/100K. After the start of the decline of the traditional family unit (~1965), the annual Suicide rates among youth (15-24) from 1970 thru 2016 increased to 10.6/100K. This is a 135% increase from the stable past.
- The start of the decline of the nuclear family in the United States can be estimated to be around 1965; it is interesting to note that youth suicide rates quickly doubled starting from the 1970’s and have stayed doubled thru today.
- Adult Transgender people’s attempted-suicide rate is 8.9 times more than that of the average US population (lifetime rate, 40.4% vs 4.6%). (Why, as adults, are their suicide attempt rates still 9X of the US population? Is gender transitioning not the solution that they are really needing?)
- The Transgender Suicide-attempt rate remains very high throughout their whole adult life, especially from age 18 thru age 64 (please see page 10).
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